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Bonus: Temple Symbols and Their Meanings with Donald Parry

Right about now, we're probably all missing the temple. Never before has the need for the instant peace that comes from stepping into these sacred spaces been more keenly felt by so many members. But we can do more during this time than eagerly await the day when we can finally return to full temple worship. In this week’s bonus episode, we invite religious scholar Donald W. Parry to help us dig into the meaning behind temple symbols so that we can be ready to enter the Lord’s house with new perspective and greater understanding.

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Lesson Helps

Old Testament Lesson 24: "Create in Me a Clean Heart"

By Ted L. Gibbons

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CHAPTERS: Wrestling with the Restoration by Steven Harper

This episode explores a topic that is going to answer a crucial question of faith many of us have asked before: why does this church matter? And with our study of the Doctrine & Covenants for the Come, Follow Me year, this chapter from Steven Harper’s Wrestling with the Restoration: Why this Church Matters will add to your knowledge of prophetic revelation. It will change the way you respond the next time you encounter prophetic revelation.

Looking to the Future with Hope with Genny Hickman

In her very last public address, Patricia Holland said this in a worldwide devotional given to the young adults of the church: “Simplify! [God] wants us to know that the gospel is beautifully simple and simply beautiful.” She shares the most simple sequence of the gospel is to have faith, hope, and charity. She says, “Our part is to come unto Him in lowliness and simplicity, then we should worry not and fear not.”

Carrie Skarda: Creating Space for Mindfulness and Meditation as Latter-day Saints

The Sacrament, temple worship, and prayer are all aspects of Latter-day Saint doctrine. But have you ever considered that they are also exercises in mindfulness? On this week’s episode, we discuss everything from what it means to set an intention focused on Jesus Christ to what the story of Joseph Smith teaches us about being still long enough for answers to unfold.

Loving Your Divine Self with Aliah Hall

Happy Valentine’s Day! Our focus today is about what real love and acceptance of one’s self means in pursuit of becoming more like the Savior Jesus Christ. In today’s world, self-love is often synonymous with self-absorbedness. We are told to love ourselves, but we are not really given the right tools to do so. There is a lot of self-indulgence, running away from our problems, spending money on unnecessary things. So how do we focus on loving ourselves by adding the things that bring real value into our lives?

LDS Church News Viewpoint: Go forward in faith

When Marie was a pre-teen, she seemed to have just one standard answer to virtually any family home evening question. “Faith,” Marie would respond, no matter the actual question.

Lesson Helps

Old Testament Lesson 28: "After the Fire, a Still Small Voice"

By Ted L. Gibbons

We do not understand with perfect clarity the activities of those in Paradise, but I have wondered what Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were doing during the reigns of Jeroboam and his appalling successors. We know they are Gods now (see D&C 132:37), but in those early years of apostasy, the view from above must have been heartrending.

My Faith in Review: Growth and Change

At the end of every year, you see articles and TV shows that look back and assess the past year. Lots of different subjects – Movies, sports, world events, disasters, technology – all are analyzed and summarized.

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Book of Mormon Lesson 4: “The Things Which I Saw While I Was Carried Away in the Spirit"

By Ted L. Gibbons

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